political leadership was involved in a decision to dismiss three of the four defendants in a lawsuit the bush administration brought against the new black panther party. will the republicans run with that? will they be in opposition to his nomination? >> they'll run with it to some degree. that black panther case doesn't amount to much. there are other controversies as well, aggression sill proponent of voting rights and there was an article criticizing the way he criticized interpretation of disparate impact of federal policies on minorities compared to other americans. tom perez is a liberal no question about it. the president is determined to have people who both ideologically as well as demographically and ethnically reflect his coalition and his approach to governance. i do expect tom perez used to work for ted kennedy and used to be a local official here in this washington d.c. area as montgomery council member and will get flak from republicans and ultimately to be confirmed. >> and strong support from the labor unions and hispanic groups. john harwood from washington. >>> would you wa